The Washington critic., 1887-11-03
The Parks,
washington Circle Is at Twenty. third str,

washington Circle Is nt Twenty'thlru street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue OF
Washington.
X and Fifteenth streets, containing an
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
Farrngut Square ~ connecticut avenue, I,
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connecti'
cut and Massachusetts avenues and Nine.
tcCnth street, holding the statue nf Admiral
Dupont This circle Is In the heart Of the
most arstC cratic part Of the city.
Scott Circle. at Rhode Island and Massachu-
setts avenues and Sixteenth street, contain
ing an equestrian statue OF General winfield
Scott,
Thomas Circle lies NJ the intersection of Yer
mont and Massachusetts avenues and NJ
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue OF General George II. Thomas adorns
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac Park, at L and Twelfth streets and Mas.
sachusctts avenue, and Syringa Park, at
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, are
two triangles beautifully kept, and noted
for their prolusion of the shrubs from which
they get their name.
Mount Vernon Place includes New York and
Massachusetts avenues and X street be-
TWEEN Seventh and Ninth streets, A mag
nifcent fountain in the centre greatly adorns
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues, u anu HlllNtHlH NllNtN7' tNhNitA
Grants house is on the southwest side.
Franklin Square, between and X and ThIr
tccnth and Fourteenth streets, Is the most
artistlcaly designed and beautiful of all the
smaller reservations II contains natural
mound supposed to be an Indian burial
place, and spring Ot delicious water,
which supplies several hydrants.
Rawllns' Square Is at the intersection OF
New YORK avenue ana = street west OF the
white House. The Rawlns Statue has
been removed TO the south side Of Pennsyl.
vania avenue, south of Ninth street.
Stanton Place ls at the intersection OF MaSsl'
Chusetts and Maryland avenues ana q street
northeast, II contains statue OF General
Nathaniel Greene
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at the
intersection of North Carolina, Massachu'
setts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues, A
street northeast, A street southeast and
last Capitol street. II contains the beauii.
ful group Of statuary representing Lincoln
striking the fetters from the limbs Of tho
slaves. Reached 10y the Metropolitan cars.
The Cemeteries.
Washington contains several beautiful and
historic cemeteries well worth Il visit, Old
est of these Is
Rock Creek, Just north Of the old Soldiers
Home, II was opened about the year 100
The Congressional Burial Ground, or Wash
ington Cemetery, lies at the east oni ul
Pennsylvania avenue, on the banks Oi the
AuuCustiA II contains CCHptaphs 10 the
memory of many of the Momhers Of Con.
grCss VINO have died wilhelm ullicc Two Vice
Prtsideit Is Of the United States are buried
here, George Clinton Of New York aud Ell.
bridge Gerry OF Massachusetts,, The cemetery
was opened In 1901, and Is very handsome
one. Reached by carriage.
Oak IIill Is In Georgetown, on the banks ui
Rock Creek reached by street cars or cab
II Is the most picturesque burial place M
the United States, and Is famous for H.
handsome monuments u contains the grdy,
Of John Howard Payne, author OF Home
Sweet Home
Mount Oliyot, on the Baltimore pike, north
Cust nom the cast end Of II street Il The
only Catholic cemetery In the District. II
is large and handsome. Reached by cab.
Hospitals.
Garfield Memorial Hospital Is At the head nj
Tenth street northwest, Reached by Four
tcculh Eleventh and Slnth street cars.
Frurdmau's Hospital is ON seventh street rN
tended just above Boundary and /,
reached by the seventh and Ninth street
ears,
Tie Homeopathic Hospital Is on N street, be.
tween FIRST and Second.
Providence Hospital i ON the south side ot 4
street, between second and Third south
east, with pretty park In front. Reached
by the avenue line OF cars.